How we can help you
Affected by cancer? HCCN is here to help. We offer support groups, yoga and exercise, community nursing and the opportunity to talk to someone who understands.
What We Offer
A programme of FREE activities that support anyone over 18, living in Huntingdonshire, recovering from or living with a cancer diagnosis or is a caregiver
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Cancer - What matters to Me?
Are you someone affected by cancer in the Huntingdonshire area?
Maybe you have experienced cancer yourself, or a family member or close friend has a cancer diagnosis?
Or perhaps you are a health professional (complementary or mainstream) who has something to say about your experience of supporting cancer patients?
Everyone experiences cancer in a different way and we’ve launched a project…
Would you like to volunteer or donate to HCCN?
News, views, and updates about our activities from Friday, 3rd March 2023.
PLEASE NOTE There will be no Line Dancing this week.
On Friday at Bradbury House, we have the following activities.
💛A cuppa, chat, and cakes or biscuits from 10am
💛Bring lunch, bring crafts or bring your art.
💛Relax in a friendly atmosphere.
💛Mat-based yoga class from 10.00am
💛Chair-based yoga class from 11.05am
❌Line dancing session NOT THIS WEEK
💛Tai Chi Qigong session from 13.30pm
💛Chair-based yoga class from 15.00pm
MORE YOGA
We also have yoga online via Zoom with Cherie on Fridays, and Linda has a yoga class in Bury on Tuesdays. Please email info@hccnthecharity.org if you would like more details.
OUR OTHER COMMUNITIES
We have regular weekly cancer community support groups, one for ladies on Wednesday evenings at Bradbury House from 6.30pm and one for men on Wednesday mornings at The Montagu Club from 10am.
EXERCISE - Prehab and Rehab
Are you due to have treatment or are you in the recovery stages and you want to get fit in a safe environment. Join our Get Active sessions with Darren and his team at One Leisure, Huntingdon. Classes are on Tuesdays from 9.30am to 10.30am and Thursdays from 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
YOUR SAFETY
As always for your safety, you MUST ensure that you have checked with your medical team or GP before you book or take part in something new.
IT'S ALL FREE
It is well worth joining our private HCCN Facebook group, sometimes there are last-minute changes that occur and we will always keep the group updated.
HCCN Community Drop In Group
Remember all our activities are at ZERO COST to you. To find out more click www.hccnthecharity.org/ouroffer
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Timeline photosIn partnership with Hunts Community Cancer Network we deliver two Cancer Rehab exercise classes per week at One Leisure Huntingdon which are free for participants.
"Cancer is an indiscriminate and unforgiving disease and by taking the initiative to care for ourselves in the best way possible, it gives the illusion at least, that we are wresting back control of our future wellness, which I find helps me get to grips with my diagnosis and not to allow me to be defined by cancer."
📍 One Leisure Huntingdon
⏰ Tuesdays 9:30 - 10:30am & Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30pm
💷 Free
For more information, please visit our website 👉 buff.ly/2ZrkU43
Huntingdonshire District Council
Councillor Michael Burke
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Celia Saunders
UNikbits, thank you so much for choosing to support us. We really appreciate it and will be able to deliver more support to the people of HuntingdonshireAs you all know I have been selling handmade bracelets and keyrings to raise money for CRUK. Going forward I have decided ( following a recommendation from my Ma) to donate the proceeds to a charity more personal to us. I am delighted to be supporting Hunts Community Cancer Network who provide a fantastic service to adults and carers living with or recovering from cancer. They even gave me some funky little collection tubs. 😁
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🙌 Our fifth sponsor for the HCCN Charity Ball is George Hay Chartered Accountants. Thank you for your kind support in helping those living with or recovering from cancer in the Huntingdonshire area.
If you would like to sponsor a table, there's still time! Contact us: info@hccnthecharity.org
#HCCN #HCCNCharity #charityball #supporthccn
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News, views, and updates about our activities from Friday, 24th January 2023.
On Friday at Bradbury House, we have the following activities.
💛A cuppa, chat, and cakes or biscuits from 10am
💛Bring lunch, bring crafts or bring your art.
💛Relax in a friendly atmosphere.
💛Mat-based yoga class from 10.00am
💛Chair-based yoga class from 11.05am
💛Line dancing session from 12.15pm
💛Tai Chi Qigong session from 13.30pm
💛Chair-based yoga class from 15.00pm
MORE YOGA
We also have yoga online via Zoom with Cherie on Fridays, and Linda has a yoga class in Bury on Tuesdays. Please email info@hccnthecharity.org if you would like more details.
OUR OTHER COMMUNITIES
We have regular weekly cancer community support groups, one for ladies on Wednesday evenings at Bradbury House from 6.30pm and one for men on Wednesday mornings at The Montagu Club from 10am.
EXERCISE - Prehab and Rehab
Are you due to have treatment or are you in the recovery stages and you want to get fit in a safe environment. Join our Get Active sessions with Darren and his team at One Leisure, Huntingdon. Classes are on Tuesdays from 9.30am to 10.30am and Thursdays from 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
YOUR SAFETY
As always for your safety, you MUST ensure that you have checked with your medical team or GP before you book or take part in something new.
IT'S ALL FREE
It is well worth joining our private HCCN Facebook group, sometimes there are last-minute changes that occur and we will always keep the group updated.
HCCN Community Drop In Group
Remember all our activities are at ZERO COST to you. To find out more click www.hccnthecharity.org/ouroffer
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#cancer #radiotherapy #chemo #chemotherapy #breastcancer #prostatecancer #huntingdon #huntingdonshire
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You may have seen our `live draws` on this page periodically which involves someone in the nursing office, usually Amanda B, pulling some numbers out of a bag.....you might wonder what this is all about?!!
Well it`s our 100 Club!! It`s a monthly draw where you could win cash prizes all for an investment of £4 a month. With a lot of our regular fundraising unable to go ahead, this is an important income stream for us right now so if you haven`t taken part but would like to find out more details please take a look here:
https://www.hccn.org.uk/100-club/
We would love to have you join us and any questions, please message this page!
If you entered the ballot for the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon but did not get a place, your exclusive entry window for the virtual Virgin Money London Marathon is now open.
We would love to have some people run for us! Take a look at https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en/the-event/virtual-marathon
And get in touch if you choose HCCN as your charity!
A note from the trustees:
We would just like to put into perspective what these nurses have done and continue to do every day. They have worked solidly throughout this pandemic, taking on additional patients to avoid people having to go into hospital for tests and treatment, going into peoples homes to provide not only medical interventions, but emotional support for patients and their families at what has been a difficult time for them, not only with a cancer diagnosis, but the biggest health crisis of a generation.
They are covering more miles, seeing more patients than ever and yet today they went out on their day off to run in filthy wet conditions to raise money.....money that stays in this local area, supporting people with services to help them deal with, and hopefully recover, from cancer such as exercise classes, counselling and support groups as well as medical equipment that the NHS would love to fund but simply doesn`t have the cash right now.....that`s where we step in.
These nurses are incredible anyway but right now they are going well above and beyond their duty to Huntingdonshire. They have raised an amazing amount and we know they are sitting at home, hopefully drinking a warm hot chocolate, still watching their fundraising total increase.
If you haven`t yet donated, please consider doing this and share this message far and wide to let everyone know how lucky we are where we live to have true heroes.
Jan, Sallie, Amanda (& we know Susan would have said the same)
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/8do80kinthe80s
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/8do80kinthe80s
Booking to our conference is now open on bit.ly/HCCNConf2020 #cancer #cancercare #freeconference
Details about the funeral of Susan have just been released:
https://stneotsfuneraldirectors.co.uk/2020/09/susan-mary-moore/
Any donations can be made here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/susanmoore
For the month of June, Britmask are proud to be supporting Hunts Community Cancer Network. Donate a face mask and Britmask will match your donation & donate one too.
Donated masks will be distributed to the nurses, patients and their families
Visit: https://www.britmask.co.uk/donate for further details! #britmask #cancer #cancercare #wearamask
Can you help become a virtual buddy? #cancer #cancercare #cambridgeshire #huntingdon #volunteering #helpingothers
A member of slimming world at Ramsey and Bury donated us a hamper for the firewalk .
We decided to donate it to our wonderful pathology staff who are working hard behind the scenes . Team work ! #cancer #cancercare #teamwork #hinchingbrookehospital #cambridgeshire #helpingeachother
The nursing team have all got new fleeces to help keep them warm with their new uniforms (though this week is looking like they may not need them!) Here we have them modelling them so you can see the front & back.....(although it looks like they have fallen out in this photo! 😂😂)#cancer #cancercare #communitynurses #huntingdonshire #cambridgeshire #newuniforms #lookingsmart
#internationalwomensday #iwd2020 What better group of women than our very own?!
8th December is the Sawtry 5k Santa Fun Run which is being held to support us. Entry is just £10, includes a Santa suit and a whole host of fun is guaranteed! To register please follow this link:
https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/SawtryWalkToRun/Runs/Summary/816d3b3e-a44b-442d-8fe1-43eda4d31b99
We are just about to place another order for our fabulous clothing and thought we would remind you that new for this year is a long sleeved t shirt for when the days are cooler. They are £11.50 and if you are interested, please feel free to message us! #cancer #cancercare #cambridgeshire
Forthcoming agenda for our conference with some fantastic speakers #cancer #cancercare #knowledgeispower #conference #cambridgeshire #huntingdon
We are now Charity of the Year in M&S Huntingdon store & look forward to working with them on initiatives over the coming year! This is our collection pots being handed over by Paul that will shortly be placed on all tillpoints. Exciting times ahead! #cancer #cancercare #cambridgeshire #mands
Exciting new fundraising event where people have the opportunity to actually walk across hot coals! An event not to be missed! 28th March 2020
If you are interested in taking part in this challenge, please message us....we are looking for 30 people to take part! #firewalking #cancer #cambridgeshire #huntingdonshire #believeinyourself #theimpossibleisactuallypossible
Fantastic day yesterday in Ellington which was a huge success....& thankfully indoors!! Thank you to all involved! #cancercare #thankfullyindoors #cambridgeshire #ellington #summerfundraiser
It’s National Volunteer Week and we would like to say a big thank you to all our volunteers! Our charity is run entirely by volunteers so we would not exist without them. They selflessly give up their time and energy to run groups, fundraise and help in too numerous way to mention. Thank you! #nationalvolunteerweek
Know exercise is good for you? Like to Walk but can’t bear walking round the same streets every day?
Then join HCCN Saturday Strollers. Walk in company with others, in interesting surroundings on planned routes.
This is a new venture for HCCN which we are starting in Godmanchester but hope to role out across the shire.
See the poster for full details. All abilities catered for. #walking #cancer #takecontrol #godmanchester #makefriends #stayhealthy
We received a donation in person yesterday by Mr Neil Silby. He generously chose to support us because of the nursing service his two brothers and niece has received from HCCN. We are hugely grateful for his support! #cancer #cancercare #huntingdon #cambridgeshire #trulygrateful
In response to demand and the current research in this area, we announce the launch of our new men’s group in Huntingdon. This is a support group for men and run by men and for anyone who is indirectly affected by cancer (eg partner or someone closely affected by anyone who has cancer or has been bereaved because of cancer) You will be guaranteed a warm welcome! #cancer #takingcontrol #mensgroup #cambridgeshire #huntingdon
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We are really grateful to Matt for his fundraising. Go Matt Go!
Real life heroes: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/8do80kinthe80s
Booking to our conference is now open on http://bit.ly/HCCNConf2020 #cancer #cancercare #freeconference
Details about the funeral of Susan have just been released:
https://stneotsfuneraldirectors.co.uk/2020/09/susan-mary-moore/
Any donations can be made here: http://www.justgiving.com/campaign/susanmoore
St Ives woman who has breast cancer covered herself in glitter to raise money for charity
https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/st-ives-glitter-woman-raises-money-for-charity-1-6785279
Kate is 8 months pregnant & having had a previous diagnosis of cancer, has just been told it has returned. #cancer #cambridgeshire #takingcontrol #sponsoredwalk #coveredinglitter https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=KatePistilli&pageUrl=1
For the month of June, Britmask are proud to be supporting Hunts Community Cancer Network. Donate a face mask and Britmask will match your donation & donate one too.
Donated masks will be distributed to the nurses, patients and their families
http://www.britmask.co.uk/donate
The nursing team have all got new fleeces to help keep them warm with their new uniforms (though this week is looking like they may not need them!) Here we have them modelling them so you can see the front & back.....(although it looks like they have fallen out in this photo! 😂)
Our amazing women who we celebrate on #InternationalWomensDay2020 #IWD2020 #cancer #cancercare #cambridgeshire #huntingdonshire
